astronaut
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He can’t say whether the Chinese will meet their self-imposed deadline of putting an astronaut on the moon by 2030.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
An astronaut makes an appearance, as does a headless man with a lobster.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
Buzz Aldrin, famed astronaut from the Apollo 11 mission, said in a 1969 interview published on Friday that he saw several inexplicable phenomena on his trip to the Moon.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
“I think a lot of people have that entrepreneurial spirit,” Reisman, the former astronaut, told MarketWatch, adding that the IPO will “supercharge it.”
From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026
Instead of that famous Life magazine cover showing an astronaut on the moon, it says “Apollo 11 Gets Tow from Friendly Alien Cruiser after Running Out of Fuel.”
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
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